Terry J. Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> added the comment:

The 2.7 doc actually says that the two arguments to cmp are list items, rather 
than list items or keys "cmp specifies a custom comparison function of two 
arguments (list items)". And this "In general, the key and reverse conversion 
processes are much faster than specifying an equivalent cmp function." sort of 
suggests one or the other (but not both). That said, given the absence of overt 
problems, I agree with 
> We may be doing them a disservice by suggesting otherwise.

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resolution:  -> wont fix
status: open -> closed

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